New coffee

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Originally Posted by shnxx

i'm sorry guys.

i'm a huge fan of coffee and all this discussion about pre-ground coffee is making me hazy.
freshly ground coffee is essential to any serious attempt at good coffee.

it is akin to enjoying cut up fruits weeks or months after they were cut (which people do by drying them but while enjoyable, these are not as good as fresh fruits).

a good conical burr grinder for drip coffee can be purchased for not too much more than 200.

Flat burr grinders are better for drip than conical. The best drip grinders (Mahlkoenig EK43, Guatemala, Ditting kr 1203, Baratza... etc) are all flat burr. But you are correct about pre-grinding... it destroys flavor real quick. At my shop, we always grind within minutes of brewing.